Quickie Movie Reviews (2009): Volume Six
Apparently I’ve been forgetting to toss in the “value” feature. So, it’s back in this batch. There are a whole mess of Miyazaki films here, in case anyone is interested. Otherwise, there are a few other interesting films to consider. So here goes: The Good German (George Clooney, Cate Blanchett, Tobey Maquire)A stylistically nostalgic film […]
Brain Freeze: Where to next?
I’ve come to a standstill on this blog. That’s not to say I don’t have anything else to say, just that I’m not sure where to go next. Having now finished the cyberpunk series, I’ve hit a point where I can offer nothing more on punk literature, primarily because I do not know enough about […]
Book Review Up: Last Days by Brian Evenson
This is a twisted one, but really entertaining. My review can be found here, as usual. If you like the twisted and macabre, then this is a book for you!
Talk Like a Pirate Day: Fast Ships, Black Sails!
Avast! Today be Talk Like a Pirate Day, a day o’ rejoicin’ an’ rum drinkin’ for all pirates everywhere. On such a day we be needin’ to set sail on the high seas to spread the word o’ somethin’ tha pulls us all together with it’s piratey goodness! Cap’in’s Ann and Jeff Vandermeer’s anthology Fast […]
Punking Everything in SF/F (Part Five): The (Closer) Past (Cyberpunk C)
Now we come to the crux of the cyberpunk movement: its death. Cyberpunk was, unfortunately, always a movement that was losing momentum as it gained it. Even Gibson saw the looming death of the subgenre. He said so during a book signing some years back that I attended; he remarked that he had always considered […]
Writing Prompt #5: LGBTQ
In honor of the Outer Alliance, here is this month’s writing prompt: Write a story of any length that involves a lesbian, gay, bisexual, transgender, or queer character or theme, in a positive light. That means don’t write an anti-LGBT story, though you certainly could write a story dealing with the trails of LGBT life […]